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GOLF GAME.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 2l, 192i.

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GOLF GAME. APPLICATION FILED FEB.2|. 1,921.

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CAREY OBR, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

GOLF GAME.

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T 0 all whom it may con-cern.'

Be it known-that I, CAREY Ona, a citizen of the United States, andresident of Chicago, in the county of Coolrand State'of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in a Golf Game, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to games and particularly to a novel golf gamewhich combines the elements of practice and amusement.

One of t-he objects of my invention is to provide an amusement devicewhich shall include with the amusement feature the necessity forpracticalskill in one of the essentials of a successful golf game, thatof putting. My device includes as a desirable elen ment, means forproviding a series of holes of exactly the size and shape of a standardgolf hole, these being arranged in juxtaposition and positioned on aslightly elevated platform. The frame or platform containing the holesis arranged to be placed on a carpeted floor and a standard golf ball isintended to be directed toward the holes by means of a full size putter.Associated with the device for providing the holes is a distance-tapeadapted to be laid on the floor, thc tape containing yard designations.Also associated with the described parts is a chart or map containing a.topographical outline of a 9 or 18 hole golf course. The outline will,of course, consist of a plane surface having thereon certain pictorialrepresentationsv of the usual hazards, comprising streams, ponds,bunkers, traps and woods,

such as found on the ordinary golf course..

The outlinev` or map is divided by suitable lines in order to indicateyardage or distance from the tee. For convenience respective courses foreach hole are arranged in parallelism on the outline or map.Inconjunction with the map I provide a counter or marlrer for eachplayer, the marker being adapted to he moved along the course from theteeto the hole as the advance is made by the player following thereception of his Application filed February `21, 1921.

Specification of Letters Patent. Pateutdl Jari, 1U), 11922.

Serial No. 446,720.

ing shown in playing position; that is, resting upon a floor;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view with the parts in closed position;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged plan view of the map or topographical outline of agolf course; and

Fig. 5 is a view of one of the counters or markers which I employ.

In the drawings it will be seen that l provide for convenience a boXconsisting o va base or frame 10 havingA a cover 11.

Formed as a part of a frame 10 is a platform or elevated floor 12 havinga level top surface, and an inclined plane 13 terminating in a sharpedge 14, adapted to lie in contact with the surface of a carpet or rug.Formed in the platform or Hoor 12 are a plurality of holes 15 which willpreferably be of the same size and shape as the standard golf hole, thatis, of circular form and 4% inches in diameter. Each of theholes willbedesignated by suitable figures displayed on kthe vertical wall 16above the holes, these figures representing distances in yards. Thenumber of holes and yard distances will be selected according to thewishes of the manufacturer. I find, however, that nine of the holes is adesirable number. Eight of them are used as distance gaining elementsand the ninth as the actual hole into which the ball must be rolled inorder to complete each so-called hole of the course. A ball 17 is shownin one of the holes in Fig. 2. A putter of standard size and of anydesired form may be used for rolling the ball with a putting actiontoward a desired taining device, by means of which the tapesY may beretained in proper relation and subsequently rolled or folded up to lieWithin the compass of the box when it is closed. Of course, one tape maybe used if desired.

4On the surface of the tape is displayed a plurality of spaced-apartdistance designar tions 21, these being divided for convenience into 50yard sections. At the forward end and closest to the hole is a greendesigna-V tion 22, While at the extreme rear end is a penaltydesignationv 23. A- counter or marker 24, such as shownin Fig. 5, and of.which a plurality is provided, will preferplaced at suitable height ona table or stand.

The game is played in the followin man-A ner': Assuming that thedeviceis lai on-a floor, carpeted or'otherwise, in the positlon shown inFig.` 1 and with the map 26 1n a 4convenient location, the first' playerplaces his ball on the Hoor at approximately the point indicated at 27on Fig. 1, this for the reason that as the rst hole is 32() yardsdistant his ball is placed at thatY distancefrom the green as indicatedby thev marking tapes. He then shoots for the hole which is marked 300yards. If he is sufiiciently'skillful and accurate in putting, he willcause his ball to travel the intervening distance, overcome theelevation and drop into the desired hole. He has then gained 300 yardsand places his marker in the 300 yard square 28 on the map, his counterbeing turned to indicate that he has had one stroke. The next player follows inthe same manner. Assumingl that the second player and subsequentplayers are equally skillful and fortunate, they will be f withoutadvantage .and each be 2O yards from l' at approximately the the green.The next, play is to place the ball point 29; that is, 20 yards from thehole and shoot for the 10 yard hole. If on the first shot he issuccessful, his marker is placed in the square 28: his Inext the ballhas not entered the 300 yard hole', but

instead has dropped into the 90 or 100 yard holes which immediatelyadjoin the 300 yard hole. By examining the map -it will be seen thatunder those circumstanceshis ball is in the water; that is, in thestream 32, shown on the map. This involves the usual penalty and hewould then place his marker at the point 33; that is, in theSOyardsquare to the rear of the stream, and would place his ball at thepenalty designation as indicated at 34, shooting from that point with apenw alty of one stroke. The player has now gained 80 'yards and has 240yards to go. Hey will, therefore, shoot at the 200 yard hole and, ifsuccessful, then from the point 35 atthe 40 yard hole. 1f in each ofthese vShots he is successful he will then be on the green in four withthe possibility of heling out in ive,that is one over par.

-It will be noted that bunkers, traps, etc., are indicated by thenumeral 36 on the map or outline and that a player by inaccurate puttingis quite `likely to reach 'such hazards lin which case he is compelledat his next shot to deliver the ball from the penalty line. Of course,in the event theplayer is on the green and is actually shooting for thehole,

,if his ball should occupy the adjacent 40 yard hole it will indicatethat he has shot 40 yards over the hole and that on his next skill andcombines the elements of u-ncer' tainty known to exist in all games ofgolf with the rewards incident to careful attention to the importantdetail of putting.l The map or outline may be varied as desired to makethe course difficult or simple and the elevation of the platform withwhich the holes are provided will be selected with a regard for thedistinction between extreme diiiculty and uninteresting ease. The eleva-`tion should be such that the ball must be struck with accurate firmnessin order to cause it to travel in a straight line and to overcome theelevation. AOf course, failure of the ball to overcome the elevation is!ioo linevatie a golf course and provided With symbols for designatingthe outline of the course and. the distances, the distances gained by'causing a golf ball t0 occupy said recesses being correlatedwith saidmap. v

2. In a game, the combination of means providing a plurality of recessesof a size to conform to that of a standard .golf hole, sail recesseshaving distance designations associated therewith, means extending horizontall'y from the recesses for providing a distance scale, and atopographical outline of a golf course provided Witha scale for distanceandv adapted to be correlated With the distance gainedby causing a ballto oc cupy said recesses. y A

3. In a golf game adapted to employ a standard golf ba'll and clubthecombination of means corresponding to a series of adj a- `cent standardgolf holes, 'a distance scale horizontally from said holes, and

projected a topographical outline of a golf course also provided With adistance scale, whereby the distances gainedfby causing the golf ball tooccupy one of said ,holes are'correlated' With the topography of saidcourse to effect the playingof said course.

4. -In a golf-game, the combination of means providing an elevatedplatform havl ing an inclined plane platform being adjacent holes, saidholes being of a size corresponding to that of a standard golf hole,

said holes being provide/d with distance des-` platform being approach'thereto, saidv provided with a plurality of ma ignations, a distancescale adapted to be laid on the floor adjacent to said platform, and amap of a golf course With Which the plays accomplished by projecting aball into said holes may be correlated to eect the playing of thedelineated course. v

5. In a golf plane approach thereto, said provided with a plurality ofadjacent holes, a tape projecting from sai platform the tape-beinggraduatedto indicate yardage, and a topographical outline ing aninclined of a golf cou-rse scaled to indicate yardage and adapted 'torecord distances gainedby projecting a ball into said holes.

6. Ina golf game,

designations cesses, a distance scale associated With the rece sses,`thedescribed parts being adapted to be laid on a carpeted floor and to.utilize `a standard golf ball and club, and a map of a golf coursecontaining s mbols indicating thel presence of the usua'l hazards andprovided With a distance scale whereby the distances gained byprojecting av ball into one of the said recesses may be recorded on theFebruary, 1921. l, s.

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gigned at Chicago, lll., this `17th day of game, the combination of`vmeans providing an elevated platform havthe combination/of meansproviding a series of 'elevated recesses arranged in adjacent relationvand shaped to" conform to'a standard golf hole, distancel beingassociated With s aid re-l

